SPARTAN HONOR

Honest students will hold one another to high academic, social and civic expectations Organized students will assume responsibility for actions and focus on using technology for learning Noble students will maintain professionalism; will demonstrate a strong work ethic and integrityOptimistic students will be open and positive toward new and diverse perspectivesRespectful students will treat each other with fairness, compassion and respect, while valuing differences

The Waterbury Registrars of Voters has set up various dates in May to visit all of our high schools to enable eligible students to register to vote. As part of the process, one Republican and one Democrat representative will be at each school session.

Students born before November 6, 2000 can register to vote now, as they will be 18 on Election Day. If registered, they may vote in the August primaries even if they are not yet 18. Students can register as a member of a political party or as an unaffiliated voter.

Parents and friends are cordially invited to attend an evening presentation at Wilby High School on Wednesday, May 30th from 6:00 – 7:30 pm:

The opioid epidemic is a national crisis that has hit Connecticut hard. Over 900 people died from opioid overdoses in 2016 in Connecticut and in 2017 the Connecticut Medical Examiner’s Office reported a total of 1038 opioid overdoses. In response, the Waterbury Board of Education, the Waterbury Department of Public Health, the Mayor’s Task Force Against Substance Abuse and the Central Naugatuck Valley Opioid Workgroup have teamed to invite the United States Attorney’s Office to present an educational event for our entire school community offered by the Heroin Education Action Team (H.E.A.T.).

The program will discuss the statistics and the serious problem with abuse of prescription painkillers, which many times leads users to purchase the cheaper alternative, heroin. However, the heroin seen on the streets now is almost always laced with fentanyl, an even more potent and lethal drug which is prevalent in most overdose deaths. In response to the spike in the number of overdose deaths in Connecticut, in 2016 the United States Attorney’s Office began prosecuting drug dealers whose drugs contributed to the death of the victim(s).

Applications are now available for students interested in Waterbury Hospital's Summer Bridge Program. The program runs from June 25 - July 27. A Maximum of 30 students will be accepted. Click here for more information.

Scholly is an app that connects students to scholarship opportunities. The mission of the app is to create “opportunity for all” by streamlining and simplifying the college scholarship search process. There is a mobile app, but students need to go to the website first to create an account in order to have the fee waived which is being provided by GEAR UP. Once students have registered, they can use the mobile app for free. Scholly helps students locate scholarships that they may have never been exposed to, then it is up to the student to apply! https://app.myscholly.com/waterbury